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Oath of Fidelity by Jane Henry
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsShe’ll pay the price for her betrayal… as my bride.Elise Regazza is beautiful.She’s also a liar.A schemer.A woman who betrayed The Family.And she owes her life for what she’s done.When she begs for mercy, I offer her a single choice: Marry me.Solidify my power in The Family.And she agrees.But make no mistake, little Elise will never be free.Now our vows will be her shackles...Categorized as:
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Remorseless Devilette by Kylie Kent
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIzzy Sugar, spice, and everything nice. That’s what little girls are made of. Unless that little girl is me. Mafia royalty, the heir to the Donatello Family. I was eight years old when I made my first kill. My own blood, my sperm donor. That was the day I discovered I liked it. Killing. Hunting. Chasing. Winning . This latest contract is no different. Mikhail Petrov. He’s already a ghost... -
![Savage Bloodline by Kenya Wright, Amarie Avant]()
Savage Bloodline by Kenya Wright, Amarie Avant
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDarkness lurks behind their gazes.There’s something sinister about their smiles.Their name incites fear in their enemies.Their touch arouses passion in the women they love.They are the DeLucas. In the streets and in the sheets, there’s one word that describes them best.SAVAGE.The men of the DeLuca family are proof that the bigger the alpha, the harder they fall… in love...Categorized as:
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![Caelian by Bella J.]()
Caelian by Bella J.
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI had to run. It was that, or marry a man my father auctioned me to when I was a little girl. I knew my father wouldn’t make it easy, but color me surprised when he sends Caelian Del Rossa to find me. The man is a menace. Arrogant. Infuriating. Enigmatic. He thinks he’s my knight in shining armor. I’m convinced he’s nothing more than my father’s retriever... -
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![Savage Prince by Piper Stone]()
Savage Prince by Piper Stone
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGillians Vater mag zwar ein mächtiger irischer Mafiaboss sein, aber er steht bei meiner Familie in Blutschuld. Als ich kam, um diese einzufordern, bat ich um keinerlei Erlaubnis, sondern nahm mir einfach seine Tochter als Bezahlung.Diese Entscheidung wurde ihm nicht überlassen...oder ihr...Categorized as:
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![Enigma: The Complete Collection by Shandi Boyes]()
Enigma: The Complete Collection by Shandi Boyes
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEnigma: The Complete Collection is the entire story of the tumultuous relationship of Isaac and Isabelle. A sitting on the edge of your seat read that will have you enthralled until the very last word. Over 390,000 words on an enigmatic alpha male and the FBI agent assigned to his case. This is a story about two people who were never destined to fall in love... -
![Family Ties by Sam Mariano]()
Family Ties by Sam Mariano
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrancesca Morelli.Sweet as sin, like the cupcakes she slings at the Morelli bakery. Her sweetness and killer looks are what reeled me in, but her unexpected vulnerability really sealed my fate. I don't care if there’s a war brewing between our families. I don’t care if I have to go through her evil dictator of a brother...Categorized as:
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![His Wife by Bella J.]()
His Wife by Bella J.
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsAlexius Del Rossa made me an offer I couldn’t refuse.A temporary arrangement. One that would benefit us both.Be his wife for six months so he can solidify his legacy, and I walk away with the security of having the Del Rossa name.Now I realize that it’s no longer that simple—not while his every command bends my will and entices me to obey... -
![Deadly Love by Erin Trejo]()
Deadly Love by Erin Trejo
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe dropped into my world unannounced and broke through my security like a thief in the night.There was only one thing to do with her. Kill her.Yet I didn’t. Instead, I made her a deal. Her life for her friends.She’s mine now, and together our world is untouchable... -
![Bound by Deception by Stephanie Amaral]()
Bound by Deception by Stephanie Amaral
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrancescaWhile men made war, women were expected to keep the peace. I had loved a man before. I swore that would never happen again.So marrying for the sake of the family wasn’t the worst thing.That’s what I thought.I was a mafia princess afterall and serving as a trading item was my only role in this world ruled by men...Categorized as:
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![Chosen by the Badman by Hayley Faiman]()
Chosen by the Badman by Hayley Faiman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKonstantin Skumin has never wanted to sign on the dotted line for a woman of his choosing. While it is the Bratva way, it’s a tradition he refuses to practice. A badman with desires both dark and relentless, he is the opposite of gentle. Even so, it cannot be denied that he harbors dreams of romantic notions he will not willingly compromise. Kiska Barysheva has resigned herself to her fate...Categorized as:
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![The Closer by K.C. Crowne]()
The Closer by K.C. Crowne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI never saw her coming…She appeared in my world an enigma.A lethal assassin who slips poison into the veins of her targets.And a single mother with a softness beneath her armor. Now, she's trapped within my reach.Stubbornly silent, she guards her secrets fiercely,Her dual life is a puzzle I'm determined to solve...Categorized as:
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![Disbelief by T.L Smith]()
Disbelief by T.L Smith
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat if I was to tell you, you’re all evil? In some shape or form, you are. What If I was to tell you, I was the worst kind of evil? Would you believe me? I did not believe that there wasn’t anyone who didn’t contain evil. I was proved wrong, and it stumped me. I became obsessed with her, someone of pure goodness. And couldn’t get enough... -
![Dangerous Vow by S.R. Jones]()
Dangerous Vow by S.R. Jones
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe thinks I’m weak. He sees me as prey. He doesn’t know what I’m capable of or the terrible secrets I hide.Giovanni Bianchi: Handsome, wealthy, and controlling.He’s the man who has it all—except me.When he offers me the opportunity to work as a librarian for his estate, I can’t turn him down despite my father’s deathbed warning. I have nothing to lose. My father is dead. My home is in danger... -
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![King's Demands by Piper Stone]()
King's Demands by Piper Stone
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI didn't ask her to be mine. I told her she already was.Julieta Morales hoped to escape an unwanted marriage, but the moment she got into my car her fate was sealed. She will have a husband, but it won't be the cartel boss her father chose for her.It will be me.But I'm not the kind of man who takes his bride gently amid rose petals on her wedding night...Categorized as:
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![Born into Temptation by Sonja Grey]()
Born into Temptation by Sonja Grey
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThere’s never been a time when I haven’t been in love with Yelena Melnikov. She was a temptation that I was powerless to resist.I gave her my heart when we were kids, knowing we’d have to hide our love.We hid it for years until one night of careless passion leads to a pregnancy.For me, this changes nothing.Yelena as my wife, Yelena as the mother of my children…that was always the plan... -
![The Woman at the Docks by Jessica Gadziala]()
The Woman at the Docks by Jessica Gadziala
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsYou didn’t have to be in the criminal underbelly to understand one fundamental rule: You don’t mess with the mafia... -
![Toxic Love by Jagger Cole]()
Toxic Love by Jagger Cole
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA blisteringly steamy, Dark Mafia, Enemies to Lovers, Marriage of Convenience standalone romance by bestselling author, Jagger Cole.I tried to outsmart the King of Sin. Now, I’m his.Brutal, cold, and illegally gorgeous, Dante Sartorre isn’t just mafia royalty. He’s also the tyrant owner of the infamously deviant and members-only Club Venom.He’s also my new husband... -
![Oath of Silence: A Dark Mafia Romance by Jane Henry]()
Oath of Silence: A Dark Mafia Romance by Jane Henry
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI'll give her my ring to claim my crown.Vittoria DeSanto leaves me no choice.What she knows could destroy me.Destroy my family.And I won't allow that.She's homeless, penniless, powerless.I’ll give her the life of a mafia princess.Anything she desires will be hers…Except her freedom.Because our marriage will make me The Boss of the Rossi crime family.My word is law... -
![Bride by Logan Chance]()
Bride by Logan Chance
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom USA Today Bestselling Author, Logan Chance, comes a powerfully spell-binding enemies to lovers duet ready to capture your heart. Here comes the bride, all dressed in lies. Love and cherish are not in Gabriel Prince’s vocabulary. He’s used to getting what he wants, and what he wants is me—as his bride. I won’t give in to Gabriel’s undeniable sex appeal... -
![Ruthless Rebel by Faith Summers, Khardine Gray]()
Ruthless Rebel by Faith Summers, Khardine Gray
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMy villain. My monster. My Ruthless Rebel…He’ll do anything to get the empire his grandfather promised him... including marry me.His ex.To the media Jericho Grayson is an elite billionaire and one of the heirs to the Grayson legacy.To me, he was the rebel.The boy I first gave my heart to.Eight years ago when he broke up with me, it broke me... -
![Midnight Oath by Naomi West]()
Midnight Oath by Naomi West
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThis wedding is fake.The man on the altar doesn’t love me.The people in the pews don’t care about me.But as I walk down the aisle, bouquet in hand, bridal march playing, I try to convince myself this is real.This is my happily ever after.Maybe if I say it enough, it will start to feel true.But let’s be real: my happiness doesn’t matter... -
![Cognac Villain by Nicole Fox]()
Cognac Villain by Nicole Fox
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsOne wardrobe malfunction.Two people who don’t belong together.Three awful “Be my wife.”Everyone else is at this party to marry the host.I’m only here until I can get a ride home.When my dress rips in the world’s worst-timed wardrobe malfunction,I go find somewhere quiet to fix it...Categorized as:
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![Burnout by Erin Trejo, Elizabeth Knox]()
Burnout by Erin Trejo, Elizabeth Knox
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI shouldn’t have called him . . . but I did.WinnieI called him in my darkest hour, the man who crushed my heart, and the man who still holds onto it.I had two choices: call the cops, or call him . . . but there wasn’t much of a choice. He’d be the one to get to the bottom of this, and if I wanted any of what I lost back, he’d be the one to rip it from whoever stole it... -
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![Bratva Boys (Box Set) by T.L. Smith]()
Bratva Boys (Box Set) by T.L. Smith
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAll four Books in one! Distrust. Disbelief. Defiance. Dismissed. Their name has meaning, holds royalty. They aren’t to be trifled with. And if you get too close, prepare to be destroyed—they are the Russian mafia. Gashes and bruises mean nothing to them, blood is what they live by. It’s all they know... -
![Filthy Richer by Serena Akeroyd]()
Filthy Richer by Serena Akeroyd
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSeven-year itch?Can’t say I know what that feels like when my husband is as obsessed with me now as he was on our wedding day.A lot has happened since that first meeting, but through it all, Eoghan's obsession with me is an insatiable craving to make me happy. If anything, I've gotten FILTHY RICHER on his love... -
![Forbidden War: Marco by Stella Gray]()
Forbidden War: Marco by Stella Gray
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI thought we were star-crossed lovers… but Bellanti men make their own fates. I fell in love with a lie.That perfect face, those smoldering touches, his careful words...I should have known a Bellanti can’t be trusted. Now I’m married to a man I no longer recognize. And his family is at war with mine. And I’m caught in the middle, trapped between men who would kill to possess me... -
![Cherished Union by Brooke Summers]()
Cherished Union by Brooke Summers
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen the woman he cherishes above all else has been hurt… his inner demons come out to play. Adelina Gallo’s life changed in the blink of an eye. She always knew that she’d be used to further her family’s connections. Hayden Gallagher is portrayed as a monster. Someone that Adelina should be fearful of... -
![The Devil’s Kiss: A Passionate Romance by M.V. Kasi]()
The Devil’s Kiss: A Passionate Romance by M.V. Kasi
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThey called him the devil. And she is determined not to be the devil’s captive...Aditi had her future planned. She would marry her sweet boyfriend, live a simple life, and slowly get over her painful past. If only she had known that her plans would be destroyed the moment she met the devil's gaze... -
![Entwined by E.C. Land]()
Entwined by E.C. Land
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMitchI lost the love of my life ten years ago, and now I'm being thrust into a marriage I never wanted.I agreed to help find a prominent Irishwoman, but in doing so I didn't realize the magnitude of what I was agreeing todo. I was to marry a complete stranger. This woman is a mafia princess, who happens to be my boss's wife's sister... -
![Gorgeous Prince by Charity Ferrell]()
Gorgeous Prince by Charity Ferrell
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe’s the Mafia boss’s son.And just as ruthless as his father.I was ten when I first heard the term arranged marriage.From the way my cousin cried about hers, I knew it wasn’t a life I wanted.When I turned eighteen, I learned I’d face the same fate.Benny Marchetti is the heir to the most powerful family in New York City.He’s ruthless, cunning, and my contracted husband... -
![The Marriage Auction: Season One, Volume One by Audrey Carlan]()
The Marriage Auction: Season One, Volume One by Audrey Carlan
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat would you do for three million dollars? Four young women enter into a clandestine auction to be married to the highest bidders. For no less than a million dollars a year, for three years, each woman will do what it takes to secure her future. Entangled in a high-stakes game of money, lust, power, and the hope for absolution, this group of women becomes a sisterhood unlike any other... -
![Scorned Love by Victoria Paige]()
Scorned Love by Victoria Paige
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShallow. Unappealing.Nico De Lucci’s biting opinion of her is seared into Ivy’s brain.Not that she should care.No way is she giving Nico the power to whittle away at her self-confidence.Confidence she fought so hard to achieve.Obnoxious. Mr. Satan.Choice words Ivy Wu reserves especially for him.He will do anything and say anything to protect his sister from Ivy’s influence... -
![Corrupted Crown by Kristen Luciani]()
Corrupted Crown by Kristen Luciani
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMy best friend’s sister needs protection and I need a wife.Kyla Costigan.I can’t even say her name without my mouth twisting like I’ve just tasted poison.Because that’s exactly what she is – vicious and stubborn enough to battle the devil himself.She also happens to be the sexiest, most gorgeous woman I’ve ever laid eyes on…and my best friend’s little sister...Categorized as:
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![This Life I by Cara Dee]()
This Life I by Cara Dee
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFinnegan O’Shea The Sons of Munster have been living this life for generations. We have our own protocol, our own traditions, dating back to when two families merged and created our syndicate in Ireland. Now, we have our strongholds in Philly and Chicago, and the wrong man holds the highest position... -
![Hit by Mallory Hart]()
Hit by Mallory Hart
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGIUSEPPINAI was never supposed to meet him, but one fateful night had him saving my life.Now he thinks he owns me. I’m his to keep.He’s ruthless, cold, and a killer, but something draws me to him anyway.I know what he’s capable of. I know he was meant to kill me. And I know one wrong slip may make him change his mind about sparing my life.But I want to test him, push him, be a part of his world... -
![Sunrise Malice: An Arranged Marriage Mafia Romance by B.B. Hamel]()
Sunrise Malice: An Arranged Marriage Mafia Romance by B.B. Hamel
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI made a list of all my darkest fantasies.It was a meaningless joke—Right up until my arranged husband found it.Now it’s his mission to check off Every. Single. Box….The first time I meet my arranged husband, it’s a total nightmare.His family is caught in a bloody civil war, and now is the worst time imaginable to get involved with a wicked man like him... -
![The Woman with the Ring by Jessica Gadziala]()
The Woman with the Ring by Jessica Gadziala
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsPrimo Esposito snatched me off the street in a ploy to bring long-sought peace between the Families. His proposal was simple.Me, my life, my future.In exchange for a ceasefire. If I said no, it would mean the immediate slaughter of my friends, of all my family. There had never been a choice at all...Categorized as:
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![Wicked Rule by K.I. Lynn]()
Wicked Rule by K.I. Lynn
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI’m going to make her my queen.One wedding.One child. Five years. Ten million dollars.Those are the terms of our contract.My offer is sound, bold, and necessary. In order to gain my inheritance, I have to have a wife.She thinks her clause will keep me from having her skin on mine.She’s very wrong.The de Loughrey’s rule the world, and I am their king. I get what I want, and what I want is her... -
![Dark Secrets by Jessica Gadziala]()
Dark Secrets by Jessica Gadziala
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThere’s a reason Faith works at Lam, a known mafia bar, despite the fact that she doesn’t have a drop of hospitality kindness or any apparent respect for men who could easily take her life. There is also a reason Danny is the new bartender there. And that reason has nothing to do with the decades-long bartending experience he lied about on his resume... -
![The Double by Helena Newbury]()
The Double by Helena Newbury
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCrisp white shirt stretched over tan muscle and dark Bratva tattoos. Overcoat flapping in the wind like the devil's black wings. He's utterly ruthless, savagely gorgeous. Everyone in New York knows his name. He's the Russian mafia boss who rules half the city: Konstantin.I work for the FBI team trying to bring him down. But every day, he gets more powerful...Categorized as:
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![Break Out by Kylie Kent]()
Break Out by Kylie Kent
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLiamThat feeling you get skating across the ice, legs burning, adrenaline pumping. It’s unmatched. Much like my current stats.Hockey has always been my sole focus, getting to the playoffs, winning the Stanley Cup—that’s my number one goal.I won’t let the fact that I’ve just been traded to a new team derail my future. Nor will the daughter of the so-called King of Canada, aka my new boss... -
![Vicious Hearts by Jagger Cole]()
Vicious Hearts by Jagger Cole
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsI’ll do anything to save my family. Even if it means marrying the devil himself.Cillian Kildare is a monster wrapped in charm and sophistication. A gorgeous psychopath with venom in his veins and sadism driving every beat of his cold, black heart.When I’m sent to kill the vicious Irish mafia boss to settle a debt from my past, it’s supposed to be simple... -
![Bratva Prince by T.J. Maguire]()
Bratva Prince by T.J. Maguire
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA hard, dominating Bratva PrinceA fearless, crazy Cartel PrincessAleksandr VolkovI've lived my life with rigid control.A tight vice on myself and my emotions.Scars from my past have left me broken. Riddled with guilt and anguish.When my baby sister was kidnapped, I feared the worst. That she'd suffered the same fate as our mother...Categorized as:
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![Bratva Lullaby by Penny Dee]()
Bratva Lullaby by Penny Dee
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI’m fake dating the boss of the Zarkov Bratva—what could possibly go wrong?Lev Zarkov is a real-life monster.No, correction, he’s actually the devil.Except, when I first meet him, he’s simply the mysterious, handsome man traveling next to me on a first class flight to New York...Categorized as:
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![The Director by Renee Rose]()
The Director by Renee Rose
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsNO ONE TAKES WHAT’S MINE.The lovely attorney kept a secret from me. A baby she’s been carrying since Valentine’s night. The night we were thrown together by the roulette wheel. She never contacted me. Meant to keep me in the dark.She’s about to find out what happens when you cross a bratva boss.Punishment is in order. Sequestering until the birth.And I’ll use that time to win her surrender...Categorized as:
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![Aurora James by Jessica Ingro]()
Aurora James by Jessica Ingro
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWEARY. DESPERATE. BROKE. I did what I had to do to save her. I sold my soul to survive. I fell in love with the devil himself. I'm Aurora James, and this is my story. DANGEROUS. MENACING. FORMIDABLE. He is darkness and danger; I am his light. He is cold and ruthless; I am his warmth. He is a heartless pimp; I am his whore. And this is our beginning... -
![The Hitman's Dancer by Tabatha Kiss]()
The Hitman's Dancer by Tabatha Kiss
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Snake Eyes Series: Standalone Romances. Interconnecting Stories. One Unforgettable Adventure. DANTE It was only supposed to be one night. One night with me and I’d make her father’s debt to the Zappia crime family a little easier to swallow. Turns out, swallowing ain’t much of an issue for Lucy Vaughn. I should never have gotten involved with her... -
![John + Siena: Extended by Bethany-Kris]()
John + Siena: Extended by Bethany-Kris
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThings are changing for John and Siena Marcello again … Between life, work, family and even a pregnancy, the universe has a way of stepping in and testing Johnathan Marcello and his wife at every turn. If there’s anything that he’s learned over the years, it’s that nothing stays the same—even when he wants it to. But these changes might just be for the better, if he can roll with it all... -
![Deception by Fallon Hart]()
Deception by Fallon Hart
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFirst comes lies, then comes marriage...It was only a matter of time before my twin sister brought chaos into my quiet life. Mel's messed with the wrong people. Now she's in danger and needs my help. She's the only family I have left and she knows I'll do whatever it takes to make sure she stays safe.Unfortunately helping her means pretending to be her...
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